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‘We will not be discouraged’: Soldiering on for the success of our children

That hope, however, is now being shaken. The night of the election, I stayed up until midnight to see the final results. I was certain that Hillary Clinton was going to win. In the months leading up to the election, my daughter Jessica – now a student at Cal State Northridge – and I had been closely following the news together, reading all the propositions, and discussing the issues so that she could make well-informed choices. I was so proud and hopeful when she voted for the first time in her life. But as the night went on, I was in disbelief at what I was seeing. By midnight when most of the results were in, I cried in disbelief. Hillary was so qualified, and Trump had said so many offensive and hurtful things – I was sure Hillary would win. -- LA School Report

Pushups in the park

SAN FERNANDO, Calif. — It’s early on a Wednesday morning and this city’s Recreation Park is bustling with dozens of people doing sprints, leg lifts and squats as enthusiastic students from California State University, Northridge cheer them on. - Albuquerque Journal - NM

Nine animals with misleading names

These Asian reptiles glide through the trees to avoid ground-based predators, using folds of skin between their ribs. These membranes spread to form wings when they're airborne, says Robert Espinoza, a biologist at California State University, Northridge. -- Qatar Tribune

Cal State campuses awarded grants to help ease shortage of teachers

Seven CSU campuses, including Cal State Long Beach and Cal State Northridge, already offer four-year teacher programs. The grants will expand the offering to 16 more campuses, which will begin admitting students in the program in fall 2018. -- Long Beach Press-Telegram

New Year's Celebration in New York City

Los Angeles-based William Toutant studied at Georgetwon and Michigan State before joining the faculty of the California State University, Northridge Music School. Well-known for having written and hosted the weekly radio program, "The KCSN Opera House," Toutant also served as Dean of the Mike Curb College of Arts, Media, and Communication. Neo-classical in spirit, his three-movement Suite for Strings is cast around traditional molds and procedures. -- PR Log

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